Liverpool goalkeeper coach John Achterberg has revealed how the club is looking to replicate the
skills of Pepe Reina in the juniors rising through the ranks at the academy.
The Spanish stopper has been an ever-present at Anfield since his arrival on Merseyside in 2005,
with the 29-year-old a first choice under managers Rafa Benitez, Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish.
With the second weekend of the men's NCAA Division 1 soccer tournament set to kick off this weekend, 2 teams with former Juniors on their rosters are still alive in the tournament. Christian Duke and San Diego and Eric De Julio and Chris Tuso at Creighton.
Duke and San Diego won their first round match up over Cal State Northridge in extra time after tying 1-1 through regulation.
Last week, the US U-15 team coach, Tony Lepore announced the roster for a 36 player camp that
started on the first and runs through the 8th. One of the players named to the roster is Sporting
Juniors player, Erik Palmer-Brown. Palmer-Brown is the second ranked player from the Heartland
Region according to Top Drawer Soccer in his age group and has dressed for two games with the
Sporting reserves, including appearing in one of those games, against Colorado in June.
The future certainly appears to be bright at the goalkeeper position for Sporting KC. Not only is
KC's current back up, Jon Kempin, only 19 years old, but on the current Juniors team, Sporting KC
also has another keeper that is going to spend time with a US youth national team. U18 goalkeeper,
Jacole Turner has been invited to a camp with the US U18 team in Carson, CA.
It looks like members of the Sporting KC Juniors system will have some big decisions to make this
coming fall. The rumor making the run around the internet today is that the US Soccer Developmental
Academy will be making changes to the season, making it longer. The announcement sounds like it
could even come tomorrow.
I recently answered some questions on Lucas Moura for the Manchester Evening News. The
article can be seen here, but below are all the questions and my answers.
MEN: First of all for those who haven't seen him, how would you describe Moura
and who has been most likened to in Brazil?
"I want to divert these youths away from those bad habits by promoting sports and giving them a
chance to excel in something they wouldn't have expected." said Mr Prasath S of "Magic Footwerkz"
in his email to me not that long ago.
"Magic Footwerkz", an event organizing company with its forte in organizing football tournaments,
especially the ever popular Futsal game.
At least three University of Wisconsin players will head into the college soccer season on the
heels of a championship.
Chris Prince, Jacob Brindle and Trevor
Wheeler started across the front line as the Chicago Fire knocked off two-time defending
champion Crew Juniors 3-1 to win the USL Super-20 North American Finals Sunday in Bradenton,
Fla.
The Chicago Fire advanced to the championship game of the USL Super-20 North American Finals,
with a trio of University of Wisconsin players leading the way.
Badgers teammates Jacob Brindle, Chris Prince and
Trevor Wheeler and the Fire rolled through their three group matches and
Saturday's semifinal in Bradenton, Fla.
Emerson of Corinthians found himself a little bit peckish during the Copa Libertadores match
against the Juniors of Boca. And so he tried to take a nibble out of Matias Caruzzo's hand.
This likely won't sit well with the tournament overseers, but it might with a nice chianti.
With Roger Espinoza serving a one game suspension in Honduras' qualifier last night against Panama,
Kei Kamara was the only Sporting KC player that competed in the latest set of qualifiers for the
2014 World Cup in Brazil. Today in Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone took on the Nzalang Nacional in
their second qualifier as they attempted to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
Virginia Intermont College Women's Soccer is holding open tryouts for high school seniors (2012)
and juniors (2013). The tryouts will be held Saturday, April 28th from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Sugar
Hollow Park, Bristol, VA.
To register for tryouts CLICK HERE.
The Cobras compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC).
The fifteenth round of the 2012 Torneo Clausura starts shortly as Godoy Cruz host Argentinos
Juniors in Mendoza, and continues later tonight with Tigre taking on league leaders Newell's Old
Boys. Later in the weekend, San Lorenzo travel to Santa ... Continue reading →
Manchester United have taken out their option to sign 17-year-old midfielder, Lucas Evangelista,
from their feeder club Desportivo Brasil. The versatile youngster, who can play as either a
creative or defensive midfielder, impressed United with his marking, dribbling ability and
work-rate.
Manchester United have taken out their option to sign 17-year-old midfielder, Lucas Evangelista,
from their feeder club Desportivo Brasil. The versatile youngster, who can play as either a
creative or defensive midfielder, impressed United with his marking, dribbling ability and
work-rate.
Some good off-field news for the first time in a while.
Chelsea announced today that there will be no rise in ticket prices for the upcoming 2012-13
season. This includes all seats at Stamford Bridge, including the hospitality area.
Prices for all categories of Barclays Premier League games (AA, A and B) will remain the same as
the current 2011/12 season.
Tim Johnson had just sat down to enjoy lunch with his mother Monday when he got an
unusual phone call.
"It was the weirdest call. He said, 'Can you play soccer in an hour?' " Johnson heard Madison
United Juniors teammate Eric Vivier asking him on the other end. "Landon
Donovan is going to be at Keva.
The U.S. Soccer Development Academy's 2012 class continues to announce its college commitments
heading into the fall season later this year. Nearly 400 Development Academy players have made
their college decisions.
Sporting Kansas City recently held a ceremony for its college commitments and spoke with Southern
Methodist-bound midfielder Derek Schrick and Sporting Kansas City Juniors director of coaching Jon
Parry:
Today, MLS announced the coaching staff and roster for the upcoming Generation Adidas trip to the
Netherlands. Peter Vermes and the Sporting Kansas City coaching staff have been named the coaches
for the trip. Vermes will be joined by Zoran Savic, John Pascarella, and Juniors coach Jon Parry on
the tour.
La Liga Mayor Femenil mexicana ya dió inicio con los encuentros de la zona centro, en donde
varios equipos se impusieron con autoridad. Por su parte, los partidos de la zona norte y
occidente comenzarán el próximo fin de semana.
The Swope Park Rangers got back to their reserve league season yesterday against the Houston Dynamo
down in Houston. Cam Weaver of the Dynamo scored both of the goals in the game. The first in the
17th minute on a header from a Colin Clarke cross. In the second half, goalkeeper Eric Kronberg
earned himself a red card as he took down Weaver in the box.
A total of thirteen players from the 2011 New England Revolution are not back for the 2012
season. If you just awoke from your off-season soccer hibernation you must be wondering where they
all went. Many have moved on to other clubs, some are currently unemployed. Using the world wide
web I did some light research to figure out where our friends are now and how they're doing.
"Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it".
Whether you first heard this quote from pastor and author Charles R. Swindoll or famous football
coach Lou Holtz, its message is clear — you are measured not by what happens to you, but in how
you respond to those challenges.
Last night Thad and I got together to record a new episode of From the Byline to the Back Post. We
discussed the Sporting Juniors college signings, changes to the academy system, getting our cup
back, preseason so far, including international call ups and contract extensions. In segment two we
discuss the Comets, Magic, and former Wizards news.
Chesterfield United Football Club in Richmond, VA has had multiple players from their youth teams
selected to participate in prestigious international tournaments and an elite women's showcase. JoJo Taylor and Jackie Zerull invited to participate in the Puma Elite Women's Showcase
held in July Puma has informed Chesterfield FC that two of their very talented young
women, JoJo Taylor and Jackie Zerull, were selected to
participate in the Puma Elite Women's Showcase held in July.
Today was the second MLS draft, there was no ball room in Kansas City for the draft though. The
Supplemental Draft took place on a conference call and took about as long as half the first round
of the SuperDraft. After trading for Michael Thomas' rights, KC only had 4 picks, 1 in the first
and second, and 2 in the third.
CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club U-17 midfielder and Elmhurst, Ill., native Bridget Hillsman
has made a verbal commitment to play for St. Louis University. The Fenwick High School junior will
join the Billikens for their 2013 campaign.
Scree-grab from the livestreamingWhen asked after the loss to the Jordanians earlier in their first
meeting of the qualifiers if we still stand a chance of making to the next round, assistant coach V
Sundramoorthy said there's still "mathematical" chance of doing so if we could take "maximum points
out of the remaining matches".
